Richard Powers
Written byPosted on November 15, 2006
Filed Under Powers, Richard
First Vollmann, now Powers. It seems the folks at the National Book Foundation and I are in sync these days. At last report, shortly after the ceremony closed up, the poor man was mobbed.
For those who are absolutely new to Richard Powers (and what a treat you’re in for, if you are), here are some good places to start (I’ll add more to this list later):
REVIEWS/DISCUSSION OF THE ECHO MAKER
- Bibliography
- The Echo Maker Roundtable
- James Gibbons’ “Beyond Recognition” (Bookforum)
- Austin American-Statesman
- Time Out New York
- Entertainment Weekly
- Newsday
- Washington Post Book World (by Sebastian Faulks)
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Houston Chronicle
- Seattle Times
- Boston Globe
- Cleveland Plain-Dealer
- Colson Whitehead’s review for the NYTBR
- Slate
INTERVIEWS
- Wired (2006 — Steve Silberman)
- Interview with Sarah Weinman (2006 — conducted yesterday)
- Powell’s (2006 — Jill Owens)
- The Guardian (2003 — Emma Brockes)
- The Paris Review (Winter 2002-2003, featuring manuscript page)
- The Atlantic (2000 — behind paywall)
- “The Last Generalist” (1998 — Jeffrey Williams)
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